?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Leisure+contexts+in+adolescence+and+their+effects+on+adult+outcomes+%5BWider+Benefits+of+Learning+Research+Report+No.+15%5D&rft.creator=Feinstein%2C+Leon&rft.creator=Bynner%2C+John&rft.creator=Duckworth%2C+Kathryn&rft.description=This+research+has+been+undertaken+by+WBL+for+the+government's+Strategy+Unit+as+part+of+the+development+of+an+evidence-base+to+inform+government+thinking+on+provision+for+young+people.+It+examines+the+kinds+of+background+and+personal+characteristics+that+predict+participation.+We+look+at+which+children+are+taking+part+in+different+types+of+age+16+leisure+contexts+and+then+consider+the+apparent+implications+of+these+contexts+on+later+outcomes%2C+measured+in+the+same+cohort+at+age+30.+The+research+is+based+on+a+preliminary+analysis+of+the+relevant+data%2C+so+conclusions+from+the+study+are+tentative.+However%2C+a+clear+finding+is+that+the+contexts+in+which+adolescents+spend+their+out-of-school+time+are+important+aspects+of+their+pathways+into+adulthood+and+carry+strong+signals+about+future+life+chances.+We+conclude+that+the+provision+offered+in+these+contexts+is+an+important+and+hitherto+under-valued+and+under-resourced+component+of+the+infrastructure+for+young+people.+Structured+activities+at+around+age+16+can+make+a+big+difference+to+the+life+paths+of+adolescents.+Yet+the+contexts+in+which+young+people+congregate+bring+risks+as+well+as+opportunities.+The+expansion+of+funding+for+out-of-school+contexts+cannot+be+made+without+assessment+of+the+quality+of+that+provision.+Peer+group+effects+mean+that+there+are+unlikely+to+be+positive+long-term+effects+for+children+if+no+structure+is+provided+but+successful+mediation+of+these+risks+can+bring+lasting+benefits.+However%2C+it+is+the+young+people+who+need+targeted+provision+and+support+that+are+most+likely+to+be+found+in+unstructured+settings.+These+are+precisely+the+settings+where+adult+facilitation+and+investment+is+needed.+From+a+perspective+of+equality+of+opportunity%2C+the+big+policy+challenge+is+to+develop+leisure+settings+in+which+young+people+who+are+most+at+risk+of+adult+social+exclusion+will+engage%2C+while+at+the+same+time+building+in+the+elements+of+curriculum+and+structure+that+this+analysis+has+identified+as+supportive+of+subsequent+social+inclusion.&rft.subject=Young+people%2C+Out+of+school+activities&rft.publisher=Centre+for+Research+on+the+Wider+Benefits+of+Learning%2C+Institute+of+Education%2C+University+of+London&rft.date=2005-07&rft.type=Report&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++Centre+for+Research+on+the+Wider+Benefits+of+Learning%2C+Institute+of+Education%2C+University+of+London%3A+London.+++++&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10005967%2F3%2FFeinstein2005leisureAppen.pdf&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10005967%2F2%2FFeinstein2005leisure.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10005967%2F&rft.rights=open